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28 Cards in this Set
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European Renaissance
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European awareness for Asia grew; desire for an all-water route to the Far East led to the Age of Exploration
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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son of Portugese rulers; established a school for navigation and geography in 1416; financed expeditions and encouraged exploration
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Ferdinand and Isabelle
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ascended to the Spanish throne in the late 15th century; established political stability and encouraged exploration
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Treaty of Tordesillas
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1494: an agreement between Portugal and Spain concerning the division of the New World
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Black Legend
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conquistadors tortured Native Americans, stole gold, and spread smallpox
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encomienda
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the Spanish had the right to explot the Native Americans for labor; attempt to convert Natives to Christians
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Pope's Rebellion
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1680: Pueblo Indians attempted to end the Spanish-Christian influence
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mestizo
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mixed Spanish and Native American
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St. Augustine
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1565: Spanish settled in current-day Florida; first European settlement in current-day United States
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Elizabeth I
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1588: became Queen of England; entered the Age of Exploration late
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Bartholomeu Diaz
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explored for Portugal, 1488: southern tip of Africa
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Vasco da Gama
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explored for Portugal, 1498: reached India around Africa
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Vasco Balboa
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explored for Spain, 1513: discovered the Pacific Ocean and claimed all lands that touched it for Spain
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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explored for Spain, 1513: Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth
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Ferdinand Magellan
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explored for Spain, 1519: first to circumnavigate the globe, killed in the Phillipines
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Hernan Cortes
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explored for Spain, 1521: conquered the Aztecs in Mexico
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Francisco Pizarro
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explored for Spain, 1532: conquered the Incas in Peru
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Hernando de Soto
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explored for Spain, 1539: discovered the Mississippi River
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Francesco Coronado
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explored for Spain, 1540: Arizona, New Mexico, Grand Canyon of the Colorado River
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Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
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explored for Spain, 1542: California coast
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Don Juan de Onate
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explored for Spain, 1598: northern Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley
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John Cabot
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explored for England, 1497: north eastern coast of North America
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Giovanni de Verrazano
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explored for France, 1524: eastern part of present-day United States
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Jacques Cartier
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explored for France, 1534: St. Lawrence River
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Robert de La Salle
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explored for France, 1680: traveled down the Mississippi
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Name agriculture practices that led to more slaves.
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sugar plantations of Brazil; development of rice, indigo, and cotton in British North America
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capitalism
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free economy
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mercantilism
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export > import; purpose is to serve the mother country
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